I think I'm probably a convert. From Guess to Ask. Tangerine makes a good point - the farther away you are from where you learned your Guess techniques, the less they'll work for you. I am now an Ask person. Yes, there are rules in the Civil Service for what you can ask for and what you can't. I find those rules are all but implicitly stated regularly. Stay within those rules and ask away. I think the Guess culture at work is inappropriate- it will result in grumpy people (the ones not asking) and angry people (the ones who aren't being asked, because guessing does come off as Passive-Agressive).
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Date: 2014-01-09 01:13 pm (UTC)Tangerine makes a good point - the farther away you are from where you learned your Guess techniques, the less they'll work for you.
I am now an Ask person. Yes, there are rules in the Civil Service for what you can ask for and what you can't. I find those rules are all but implicitly stated regularly. Stay within those rules and ask away. I think the Guess culture at work is inappropriate- it will result in grumpy people (the ones not asking) and angry people (the ones who aren't being asked, because guessing does come off as Passive-Agressive).